The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-03-17
Still Another Railroad Horror.
TWENTY SEVEN PERSONS nEpoRrE

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KILLED AND FIFTY INJURED.
Boston, March 14.-A heavily loaded
passenger train on the Boston and Pf0yl-
dence railroad met with Il terrible accident
about o'clock this morning between Ros-
lindale and Forestvile. The accident oc
CURED on the Dedhan branch of the Bos-
ton and Providence railroad, at what is
known as Bussoy Park bridge. The seven
o'clock train from Dedham, consisting of
seven cars and baggage car, under charge
Of conductor Iildeu. broke through the
bridge The engine and The three cars
went over safely, but the five others fell
through the bridge to the road beneath,
distance of thirty feet. The last car, which
was the smoker, turned completely over,
and struck on top Of the others, all being
crushed almost out of shape.
IL is stated that the fridge where the
accident occurred is comparatively new
one, and that the accident was caused by
the truck Ia one of the cars giving way,
causing the car to strike against the abut-
ment OF the bridge. The smoking car,
after it fell, caught fire, but the fire de-
partme was promptly Oh hand and pre-
vented any spread of the flames.
The bodies of the dead have all been re-
| moved, and Of the wounded some are at
| the hospital and some have been taken
home, so that it is very difficult to ascer-
| tain their names and the. extent of their
injuries at the present time. Among the
| killed are Conductor Tilden. Sergeant
Naylor, of the West Roxbury division of
| the Boston police w. E. Snow, Alice
| Burnett. of Roslndale Mabel Adams and
| Frank Norris, of Dedham Harry Gay,
mortally injured and dying. Among the
| injured are Frank Plummer, Nellie Pal.
| mer. Mrs. Ames, George Lord. l.. A. Carr,
Mrs Lippincott, Cassie Smithers, -
Drisco, George May, and Fred E. Seiroe-
der, Many OF the injured were brought to
the hospitals in this city, and some of the
killed have not been identified. The train
was crowded with working people, and the
most intense excitement prevails among
their friends. who are anxious to learn the
names of those killed and injured. There
are no reliable details of the number of the
dead as yet.
The police say that % were killed out
right, and that nearly as many more will
die. A. Webster Clapp died in the Forest
Hill station, where he had been taken
The engineer. when his engine broke from
the train, kept right on to Forest Hill and
gave the alarm, instead of stopping to as.
certain the extent of 6the accident, and on
that account it was impossible to get as
slstance at once.
The officers of the road are present and
are doing al! they can. Many doctors are
there doing everything in their power
Superintendent Folsom says lie does not !
know how many were killed or Injured
The bodies of the killed were hor4 1bly |
manglea. some OF their heads being entire |
ly severed from their bodies. and fnanv of |
she bodies are crushed beyond recognition. |
The scene of this mornings accident is |
about a mile from Jamaica Plain. where |
the main line of the Boston AID Proyi
dence railroad branches off to the left to |
Readville and Providence, while to the |
right runs sweeping curve. the Dedham |
branch. This arm is built through a val |
ley. and the embankment for long dis |
lance is a high one. South street, which |
leaves Newton street near the Buzzy |
woods, runs diagonally under the track of |
the branch. and 1t was into this cut that |
the cars of the train plunged from the ]
bridge which crossed it, 1t has been stated I
that owing to the peculiar arrangement of I
the abutment, the bridge was really the /
weaker on the concave SIDE of the curve. |
where the heaviest strain was exper; enced.
CARD.
10 me OteTS Of dUyuStd CQuSe6Va
As.you are aware. am a candidate for re-
election to the clerkship of the Circuit Court.
By your sufsrages have held this office for
% years and for your long continued good will
and confidence / am profoundly grateful. |
Without word of disparagement of my COM
petitors, feel justified in saying that change
Is not required by the way the business of the |
office has been conducted during my terms of
service. If re. elected, with the aid of skilled |
clerical help. the interests of the public will !
not suffer and the management of the Office /
will be kept up to the standard that has been |
maintained during my clerk ship, and which |
has generally received, believe, she approba- |!
ton of judges, officers, counsel, parties, andsof
all the transaction OF whose business has |
brought them in contact with the office. 80
If did not believe that this would be so, l |
would not ask for a renewal of your confidence;
but SO believing, nay, feeling assured, that the
work will at least be as WELL DONE in the
future as 1t has been In the past or as it COULD
be by either of my respected competitors,
confidently ask our further favor. am poor
and need the income of the office for the sup
port of myself and my family. Owing to the
loss of my leg during the Wap end the subse-
quent partial impairment of my health, and
long continued service in the office have be-
come untitled for other business. Trained as |
have been under several able and skilled Judges
and familiar as have become with the pecu-
liar and difficult duties of my Office feel we'll
assured that with renewed health ean pledge
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ton to my official duties. and so trust will
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Joyed. your favor and approval.
With such an assurance as this, / cannot be-
lieve that the people of Augusta county will |
discard a long tried and dependent public SER
want. Respectfully,
Jos, N. RYAN,